Satyriasis

created by Webster 1913
(idea) by Gamaliel (4.6 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sat Sep 02 2000 at 0:02:11
The fact that this word is obscure and has fallen out of use while nymphomaniac is a household word tells you everything you need to know about the double standard when it comes to gender roles.
(thing) by Eraser_ (4.7 y) (print)   (I like it!) 1 C! Sun Nov 05 2000 at 21:55:12
satyriasis: the compulsive condition in a male of recurrent sexual intercourse with different female partners, promiscuously and without falling in love, but not as a paid gigolo, hustler, or call boy. in psychiatry, a term loosely applied to a male believed to have an insatiable sexual appetite. Synonym, Don Juanism. Antonym, nymphomania. See also satyr; sexual addiction; sexual compulsion.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) 2 C!s Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:52:10

Sat`y*ri"a*sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. . See Satyr.]

Immoderate venereal appetite in the male.

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